Roost



Patented May 22, i929..

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DAVID J. FOSI-IEE, OF RED LEVEL, ALABAVIA.

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Application filed .Tune 5,

T0 @ZZ 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Dnvm il. Fosimn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Red Level, in the county of Covington and of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Boosts, of which the folloving is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in roosts for fowls.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a roost wherein the roost bars are arranged in tiers, one above the other and provided with means whereby the fowls upon the lower roosts will be protected from the droppings of the fowls above, provision beingmade whereby these droppings may be conveniently removed and the roost kept in a clean and sanitary condition,

Another object of the invention is the provision of a roost which will occupy' a relatively small space and which will accommodate a large number of fowls, the consti-ucH tion being such as to permit of rotation ot' the roost, whereby the latter may be conveniently cleaned and the fowls easily reached.

`With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a roost constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Figure is a longitudinal section through one of the platforms, illustrating the platform supporting means.

Figure 5 is a detail transverse section through one of the platforms and' its roost bar.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the roost bars removed.

Referring to the drawings in det-ail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the roost as illustrated comprises a frame which is mounted upon a base 10, the said frame including` upper horizontally aranged crossed bars 11 which are connected at their ends to vertically disposed bars 12, so that two frames are provided which are connected along their vertical centers and are disposed at a right angle. EX- tending centrally and longitudinally of the frames is a standard 13, whose lower end is 1922. Serial No. 555,797.

provided with a reduced extension 14C which has a bearing in the base 10, The upper end of the standard 13 is connected to the upper crossed bars 11 in a manner to prevent relative movement.

Hingedly secured to the standard 13 at opposite sides thereof are a plurality of normally horizontally arranged platforms 15, whose inner -ends are hinged to the standard 13 as shown at 16, while their outer ends are detacliably secured to the vertical bars 12 as shown at 17. The platforms may thus be supported in a horizontal position or detached from the bars 12 through the operation of the securing means 17, so that the platforms may be moved to an inclined position as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings. The platforms 15 are provided along their opposite side edges with upwardly extending flanges 18 so that the said platforms are channel-shaped in cross section.

Spaced above each of the platforms 15 is a roost bar 19 which has secured to its op posite ends spacing blocks 20. rlhese blocks are arranged transversely of the roost bars 19 and are of a length substantially co-eXtensive with the width of the channel formed in the platforms 15 so that the said roost bars will be removably supported .upon the platforms and held against accidental displacement. Each end of the roost bars 19 isprovided with an upwardly extendingv pin or similar element 21, so as to prevent the fowls from roosting at the extremities of the bars.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the invention provides a simple, compact roost which will accommodate a large number of fowls and which may be moved as the occasion demands. One advantage of making the roost porti ble resides in the ability to place the roost in the sun for the pun poses of cleaning and disinfecting. However, the roost may be conveniently7 cleaned by rotating the .same to bring the platforms 15 into convenient reach, whereupon the securing means 17 may be disengaged so as to permit the outer ends of the platforms to incline downwardly, whereupon the droppings may be easily and quickly scraped from the platforms into suitable receptacles. The width of the platforms is such as to thoroughly protect the fowls beneath from those above. ln addition, the roost may be llU i easily rotated to bring any desired fowl lin reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1.'.A roost comprising a base, a standard mounted forrotationthereon, a plurality of horizontally arranged platforms having one end hingedly secured to the standard,

, means supporting the opposite ends of the platforms and rotatable with the standard and a roost barsupported by each of the platforms. l

2. A roost comprising a rotatably mounted frame including a central standard and vertically disposed end bars spaced from the standard, a pluralityrofcross sectionallyr channel-shaped platforms having one of their ends hinge'dly secured to the standard,

means removably securing the opposite ,endsr of the platforms to the vertically disposed end bars, whereby the outer ends of the platforms may be lowered and a roost supported above each of the platforms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature DAVID J. FosHEE. 

